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A veteran state police sergeant has been named as a new spokesman following the departure of longtime state police Lt. J. Paul Vance, a knowledgeable source in the department said Friday. Sgt. Shane E. Hassett will join the office following the transfer of Vance, who became the face of the state police nationally following the shootings of 20 children and six educators at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012. Hassett will be working directly with Trooper First Class Kelly Grant, who has been in the public information office for the past five years, in a new configuration of the office. They will work under a team approach as the combined voice of the department - whereas...

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A veteran state police sergeant has been named as a new spokesman following the departure of longtime state police Lt. J. Paul Vance, a knowledgeable source in the department said Friday.
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